Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-30

sntutlonal freedom. Senator Fdmunds
the model conservative and leader M
the Senate, will think and act with
Cameron and Quay in legislation tbie
session on all questions which may af-
Iect the relations of parties in the con-
tesC OF next year. The one hope of
Cne Republicans is that Cleveland will
wreck himself or be wrecked by his
party leaders on the question of tariff
and revenue reduction.
The Republicans are as positively
pledged to tariff revision and revenue
reduction as are the Democrats. but
they ace not in power in the popular
Dranch OF Congress; they are no longer
| responsible for the administration of
the government and they regard their
solemn pledge to reduce the surDlus
revenues and correct the inequalities
OF the tariff as practically unimportant
Ihey will present a solid front against
any revision of the tariff and thew are
likely TO present an equally solid front
In favor of such additional pensions as
would promptly solve the long-vexed
question OF surplus revenue.
instead OF reducing taxes it is quite
probable that the leaders will accent.
as a party measure. new pension acts
which would not only require all the
present immense revenues. but soon
require additional taxes to meet the
demand upon the Treasury for pen-
siOns. They have decided upon pro-
lection, wholesale pensions and the
OlOody SHIRT laudatiOns of JEFF Davis
as their best political stock in trade
Ior next year, and whatever shall be !
done IN the line of tariff revision must
De done by the Democrats alone. The
Republicans would doubtless vote
pretty solid for the repeal of the tobacco
tax, but there they would draw the |
line on revenue reform. That would |
De sop to the country that demands |
reduced revenues with unmistakable |
emphasis, and there all Republican
revenue reform will end.
True, there are all shades of tariff |
sentiment among the Republicans
from monopoly protection to free trade.
put party necessities for 1888 will hold
the tottering line against anv tariff
breach, and Republcanism will make
a square protection battle next wear
and then New England, New York
and the West will present large free
trade revOlts, and the South will pre-
sent an equally formidable Democratic
revolt in favor of protection.
The Democrats are seriously
threatened will defeat next wear by
the formidable growth of free trade
sentiment developed in Democratic
leadership. During the last two Con-
crosses the committee of WAYS and
means was controlled by aggressive
Tree traders. and could the dominant
spirit of the Democratic majority have
shaped the legislative action of the
House in the winter of 1884 bv the
passage of the Morrison horizontal hill
blame would have been elected Presi-
lent by the solid vote of the North
with the Virginias probably in the
Blaine column. A brave BODY of pro-
ecCOn Democrats saved the marty
rom its own. leaders by the defeat IF
ne Morrison bill and that enabled the
Jhicago Convention to call halt on
rec trade party theories by the adop-
ion of national platform that souareiv
demanded the labor of the country.
IL Is pretty generally conceded bv i
III Democrats and by most considerate /
republicans that President Cleveland
vii De reelected next year unless the
democrats destroy themselves. The
hief hope for Republican success is in
)emocratic blunders, and modern |
Democratic history justifes Republic t
an faith in Democratic suicide, but
IeVeland is regarded as level-headed.
lie understands that the Democrats {
ave no strength to spare either in the
louise or in the popular vote and he
MI hardly begin where the Demo- |
rats left of in 1860 by driving sensible
sadeTs out of the party to give the {
much needed fresh sun
ly of leadership" F